Garment hanger



Nov. 1, 1932. ES 1,886,126

GARMENT HANGER Filed Sept. 30. 1931 Inventor fry $655 6' ans,

Patented Nov. 1, 1932 rm-rs mm orrica I HANGER de ineation filedSeptember as, 1933. serial No. seam.

This invention reletes to certain new and useful improvements in garmenthangers and the primary object of the invention is to provide a han erespecially adapted for suplilporting ladies thin and flimsy dresses andsimilar wearin apparel, the said hanger according to tie presentinvention bein equipped with means throughout the 111 length of thehanger-and adapted to be'enit gaged by the garment, so that the latterwill not he accidentally detached or displaced relative to the hangerwhen the latmr is being manipulated as for example when placing thehanger on a rack, or when rotating the 16 hanger as is often done indisplaying the article suspended from the hanger.

A further object oi the invention is to provide a garment hangerequipped with means whereby the garment will be held it againstdisplacement relative to the hanger either longitudinally or laterallywith respect thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent froma study W of the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherem:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the hanger, and

30 Flgure 2 is a plan view of a portion of, a garment retaining elementwith which the hanger is equipped.

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the invention is appliedto a conventional 35 type of garment hanger designated by the referencecharacter 5, and including a hook rlsmg from an arcuate bar 6 such asare em-.

ployed for supporting the dress or particular garment from the hanger,the ends of which bar 6 is connected by a horizontal bar 7 such as isused for supportin a garment in a folded position from the anger as forexample a pair of pants or the like.

he upper surface of the bar 6 for the full length of the bar, is coveredby a strip 8, and the upper surface of the horizontal bar 7 for the fulllength of the barjis also covered by a similar strip 9. Each of thestrips 8 and 9 are preferably of rubber and may be ad- 50 hesi'vely orotherwise secured to its bar.

Each of the strips 8, 9 on its upper surface is provided with aplurality of integral protuberances or teats 10, the tests or ranged intwo longitudinal series with the teats of one series staggered-relativeto the teats of the second series as suggested Figure l.

From the above, it will be apparent that when a garment such as a dressis placed upon the hanger, the flexible protuberances or teats 10 of thestrip 8 will engage the arment thus retaining the same againstdisplacement either longitudinally or laterally relative to the hangereven though the hanger be rotated either in horizontal or verticalplanes. Likewise, a. garment such as a pair of pants or the like may bepassed between the bars 6 and l and the protuberanoes or teats 10 on thestrip 9 will engage the garment and likewise retain the same againstdisplacement even l6 though the garment be manipulated in the mannerabove suggested.

From the foregoin it will be seen that a garment hanger em dying thefeature oi the present invention will be especially adaptable for usein'stores and the like since the same will serve admirably for suspendina garment in position to be readily examin by a prospective customer. Asshown, the teeth, protuberances or teats are dis osed at an angle tothe. perpendicular, with t e teeth on one side of the transverse medianof each strip being inclined oppositely to the teeth of the other sideof sai transverse median, and in providing such series of oppositely inwclined teeth, the use of each strip and its associated teeth, forpreventing displacement of a garment longitudinally of the hanger ismaterially enhanced.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodimentof the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible offurther changes, modifications and improvements coming within the scopeof the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A garment han er including an arcuate bar, and a relative y straight barcon'nectin the ends of the arcuate bar, and each of sax bars including asufiporting surface of resilient elastic materi having s geredl arraninclined teeth of 81111118.! materia projectm upwardly therefrom, theteeth on one side 0 the transverse median of each surface being inclinedopmsitely to the teeth on the other side of am transverse median.

In testimony whereof I afiix m silgnature.

IVY SE S ONS eague

